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by Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:50 pm I require to begin buy saying I have a Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering, simply so you know. I will not go into all the theory, but you want your spring or system (stack) of springs to have a certain "spring constant." This is the force developed for a given amount of deflection.
Let's start discussing one spring washer. It does not matter if it is oriented) or (. It will establish every force from zero (unloaded) to nevertheless much force it establishes simply as it goes "flat",/ (the very best character I could find on the keyboard.) After the spring goes flat the force is identified by just how much force you develop with the threads on the drag star, i.
"cranking down on it." This is not good as the sensitivity of change at this moment is way too vital. You are not truly utilizing the spring at all and the system is really not created for this treatment. To my mind, this makes up abuse. Now, if you have TWO springs, orienting them (( or )) is the same and this spring stack is TWICE as stiff as (or ).
This is better if you desire to develop a lot of force prior to you "bottom out", i. e. the springs going flat. BUT it will be really delicate going from no to the max force. If you orient your springs () or )(, this is the same (as Chuck said) and it is HALF as stiff as (or ), and ONE FOURTH as stiff as (( or )).